The Morning Ledger: Earnings Season Saw Few Social-Media Disclosures

News Editor

As earnings season winds down, it’s clear that companies aren’t yet embracing social-media disclosures. On April 2, the SEC gave the go-ahead for companies to use “social-media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to announce key information…so long as investors have been alerted about which social media will be used to disseminate such information.” But even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg didn’t announce his company’s most recent results with a Facebook post. He stuck with an old-fashioned news release, writes the WSJ’s Jean Eaglesham.

Nearly across the board, mid-market executives are hiring new employees, buying new technology solutions, acquiring businesses to reach new markets and preparing IPOs, according to a Deloitte survey of more than 500 mid-market executives. But companies are running up against a number of constraints as they seek to expand, particularly in acquiring and retaining skilled talent.